The World Economic Forum (WEF) is underway in Davos, Switzerland, and several major corporate leaders reportedly aren't bothering to participate. Inconsequential The World Economic Forum (WEF) is underway in Davos, Switzerland, and several major corporate leaders reportedly aren't bothering to participate. The reason for their absence is less likely to be avoidance of lectures from the Pope and Hollywood celebrities about using their money to solve the world's inequities than the realization that this expensive annual gabfest lacks utility. That deficiency will not prevent government trade negotiators from attending. They will hold their customary informal WTO ministerial meeting adjoining the WEF. Trade envoys have reportedly scaled down...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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